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Viscosity Conversion Chart

Centistokes
1
10
20
40
60
80
100
200
300
400
500
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
100,000
125,000
250,000
175,000
200,000

Poise
.01
.10
.20
.40
.60
.80
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
90.0
100
150
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1,000
1,250
1,500
1,750
2,000

SSU
.31
60
100
210
320
430
530
1,000
1,475
1,950
2.480
4,600
9,400
14,500
18,500
23,500
28,000
32,500
37,000
41,000
46,500
69,400
92,500
138, 600
185,000
231,000
277,500
323,500
370,000
415,500
462,000
578,000
694,000
810,000
925,000

Zahn
#1

Zahn
#2

30
37
52
68
81

16
18
22
27
34
41
82

Zahn
#3

12
28
34
46
58

Zahn
#4

10
17
24
30
38
69

Zahn
#5

10
15
20
25
49

Ford
#3

Ford
#4

9
12
25
33
41
50
90
130
170
218
390
800
1,230
1,570

5
10
18
25
31
34
58
74
112
143
264
540
833
1,060
1,350
1,605
1,870
2,120
2,360
2,670

Krebs
Units

33
37
40
52
60
64
68
85
103
121
133

SAE

Liquid
Example
water

10
20

olive oil

30
40
90

glycerine
castor oil
molasses
corn syrup

honey

sour cream
molasses*

*measured at 2 (a cold winter day)

Note: The precision of conversion in this table is limited by two factors. It assumes that the density of liquids is 1 so that
stokes and poises are the same and that viscosity is independent of shear rate, I.e., the fluid is Newtonian. To correct for
density in converting from centistokes to centipoises, multiply specific gravity by centistokes.